Thinkers Flashcards
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Thucydides
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- Founding Realism
- Human nature and lust for power motivating behaviour
- Survival is main goal of the state
- “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must”
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Machiavelli
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- Founding Realism
- Human nature and lust for power motivating behaviour
- Survival is main goal of the state
- Responsibility to the state (raison d’etat) over morals
3
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Hobbes
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- Founding Realism
- Human nature and lust for power motivating behaviour
- Survival is main goal of the state
- International system is anarchic bcs there is no overarching higher authority
4
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Morgenthau
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- Classical Realism
- Human nature and self-interest drive actions
5
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Mearshimer
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- Neorealism, Offensive
- Security needs (national interest) shape state behaviour
- Power-maximising: only way to be secure is to become the hegemon
- Defensive realism has status quo bias
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Waltz
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- Neorealism, Defensive
- Security needs main factor behind state actions
- Security-maximising: state can be secure enough, too much power will trigger balancing and lead to conflict spiral
7
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Walt
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- Neoclassical Realist
- Unit differentiation: domestic systems are relevant, cannot black-box the state
- States have different interests (not always security) and capacities
8
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Zakaria
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- Neoclassical Realist
- Unit differentiation: domestic systems are relevant, cannot black-box the state
- States have different interests (not always security) and capacities
9
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Kant
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- Founding Liberalsim
10
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Cobden
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11
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Ikenberry
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12
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Wilson
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13
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Keohane
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14
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Nye
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15
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Lenin
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